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The stabbings happened connected East Street connected Sunday morning
A antheral successful his 60s has been charged with execution aft a antheral was killed and 2 others were injured successful a stabbing onslaught astatine a marketplace successful southbound London.
Police were called to reports of a fig of radical stabbed successful East Street successful Walworth astatine astir 10:40 GMT connected Sunday.
The Metropolitan Police said officers recovered 3 radical with superior injuries and 1 of them, Hilkiah McLeggan, 77, from Southwark, died astatine the scene. Two different men were taken to infirmary and some stay there, with 1 of them successful a captious condition.
Ali Musse, 66, of nary fixed address, has besides been charged with 2 counts of attempted execution and is owed to look astatine Croydon Magistrates' Court connected Tuesday.
Mr McLeggan's household are alert of his decease and are receiving enactment from specializer officers, the Met said.
There volition beryllium an accrued constabulary beingness successful the country to supply reassurance, the Met says
Ch Supt Seb Adjei-Addoh, who leads the Met's policing successful Southwark, described what happened arsenic "horrific", and thanked members of the nationalist who helped officers astatine the scene.
"There volition beryllium an accrued policing beingness successful the Walworth country arsenic we enactment alongside our partners to supply reassurance to section radical and tiny businesses operating successful East Street," helium added.
“Lastly, we are alert of posts circulating connected societal media, implying that this was a violent incident. Our inquiries bespeak this is not the lawsuit and we inquire the nationalist not to speculate.”
The unit urged anyone with accusation to telephone 101, oregon to interaction CrimeStoppers anonymously.
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